Download of the day: Media Player Classic

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited October 2008 in Science & Tech
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While there are many media players on the market including Windows Media Player, VLC, and Winamp, none of them come close to Media Player Classic's sleek and compact functionality. ... Continue reading

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  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Media Player Classic is a great app - still prefer VLC though ;D
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    BUMP.

    I'm in the process of getting everything setup on my next XP install and it got me curious.

    Is there anything specific that makes MPC better than VLC or does it come down to personal preference?

    I used MPC a while back (over 2 years) and I can't really remember if there was anything that made one app better than the other.

    cheers :jared:
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    OK - remember now the difference. VLC has all the codecs you would need built in. MPC not so much :P
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    That's why you use good third party codecs, not crappy all-in-one codecs.
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Hmmm I suppose so but I haven't had any problems with VLCs codecs. yet. :P
  • UPSKingpinUPSKingpin Sir Elkhart, IN Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Media Player Classic is excellent.

    Even better, grab the K-Lite Codec Pack. It has nearly every codec you'll ever need, and comes with Media Player Classic, Quicktime alternative, and Real alternative. I've used it for years, and for years I've never had to download a codec.

    Thrax, I agree--All-in-ones are usually trouble, but the K-Lite pack will impress anyone. :D

    K-Lite comes in three versions, for whatever your needs: Full, Standard, and Basic. I've always used full and it's never let me down. Only 14MB too. Get it now.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    UPSKingpin wrote:
    Media Player Classic is excellent.

    Even better, grab the K-Lite Codec Pack. It has nearly every codec you'll ever need, and comes with Media Player Classic, Quicktime alternative, and Real alternative. I've used it for years, and for years I've never had to download a codec.

    Thrax, I agree--All-in-ones are usually trouble, but the K-Lite pack will impress anyone. :D

    K-Lite comes in three versions, for whatever your needs: Full, Standard, and Basic. I've always used full and it's never let me down. Only 14MB too. Get it now.

    qft
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I've started going with the Combined Community Codec Pack. CCCP is pretty freakin' solid.
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Thrax, codec pack recommendation? :D
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I don't use codec packs. I stick strictly to the codecs for the movies I want to play, because I don't want my system crapped up with ones that can conflict down the road.

    If you get the OGM directshow filters, DiVX, XVID, AC3filter, 3vix, WM10 and a good MPEG2 codec, you can play damn near anything.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Thrax wrote:
    I don't use codec packs. I stick strictly to the codecs for the movies I want to play, because I don't want my system crapped up with ones that can conflict down the road.

    If you get the OGM directshow filters, DiVX, XVID, AC3filter, 3vix, WM10 and a good MPEG2 codec, you can play damn near anything.

    Could you put those in a pack for us. :P
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    The Essential Icrontic Codec pack - shipping with the Thrax Seal of Approvalâ„¢. Do want. :D
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    I'ma be a bastard about it and make a 40MB zip file that contains a text file with repeating links to all their websites.

    /me shakes a fist.
  • OuttherOutther Alabamee where family trees dont fork
    edited October 2008
    w
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